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Matthieu Franke Full name Matthieu Franke Date of birth January 2, 1985 Place of birth Nanterre, France Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) Rugby union career Playing career Position Wing Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) 
RC Orléans62 (55) correct as of 25 August 2011. National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 
GermanySevens national teams Years Club / team Comps GermanyMatthieu Franke (born 13 February 1985 in Nanterre)[1][2] is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the German national rugby union team. He is the brother of Guillaume Franke, who has also played for Germany.[3]
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Biography
Franke was born in Nanterre, France, but represents Germany in international rugby.[2]
He last played for Germany against Spain on 15 November 2008. He was selected to play for Germany again in February 2010 but missed out because of a knee injury and was replaced by his brother.[3] He had to have surgery in early March and was out of action for the coming month.[4] In the 2006-2008 European Nations Cup Second Division campaign, Franke was Germany's most prolific scorer with 109 points, playing as a fullback.[5]
His club, RC Orléans, provides a number of players to the German team, including him, his brother, Clemens von Grumbkow and Alexander Widiker.[6]
Franke has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 Hannover Sevens.[7]
Honours
National team
- European Nations Cup - Division 2
- Champions: 2008
Stats
Matthieu Franke's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[8][9]
Club
Year Team Competition Games Points Place 2006-07 RC Orléans Fédérale 1 14 0 2007-08 18 35 2008-09 9 10 2009-10 9 10 2010-11 12 0 2011-12 - As of 25 August 2011
National team
European Nations Cup
Year Team Competition Games Points Place 2006-2008 Germany European Nations Cup Second Division 8 96 Champions 2008-2010 Germany European Nations Cup First Division 1 0 6th — Relegated 2010–2012 Germany European Nations Cup Division 1B 3 5 ongoing Friendlies & other competitions
Year Team Competition Games Points 2007 Germany Friendly 1 9 - As of 14 November 2011
References
- ^ Matthieu Franke profile at scrum.com accessed: 1 March 2010
- ^ a b Mathieu Franke (German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
- ^ a b Big opportunities in ENC rugbyrugby.com. published: 4 February 2010, accessed: 1 March 2010
- ^ Matthieu Franke erneut am Kreuzband operiert (German) Rugby-Journal, published: 1 March 2010, accessed: 1 March 2010
- ^ Germany squad European Nations Cup 2006-08 (German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 2 March 2010
- ^ DRV-Stürmer Alexander Widiker verlängert in Orléans (German) totalrugby.de, published: 5 June 2009, accessed: 27 February 2010
- ^ Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens (German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
- ^ Matthieu Franke profile at totalrugby.de (German) accessed: 1 March 2010
- ^ Matthieu Franke (French) at itsrugby.fr, accessed: 1 March 2010
External links
- Matthieu Franke at scrum.com
- (German) Matthieu Franke at totalrugby.com
- Matthieu Franke (French) at itsrugby.fr
Germany squad – 2006-2008 European Nations Cup Second Division Forwards Backs Coach Finsterer · Stolorz · KuhlmannGermany squad – 2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division Forwards Backs Coach Finsterer · Stolorz · KuhlmannGermany squad – 2010-2012 European Nations Cup First Division Forwards Backs Armstrong · Buckman · Davies · G. Franke · M. Franke · Galli · Güngör · Heimpel · Himmer · Jordaan · Keinhorst · Liebig · Menzel · Pagnon · Parkinson · Pyrasch · Simm · Strauch · Von GrumbkowCoach SchippeCategories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- French rugby union players
- German rugby union players
- Germany international rugby union players
- Germany international rugby union players from France
- RC Orléans players
- Rugby union wings
- European Nations Cup - Division 2
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